Black Cherry has been crowned the best tasting heirloom tomato in Australia by a panel of gardening superstars and food experts at Heronswood House and Gardens, the home of the Diggers Foundation on the Mornington Peninsula.
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Metcash and 7-Eleven join industry led soft plastics recycling scheme
Metcash and 7-Eleven are applauded by the Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) for joining the industry’s collaborative effort to recycle soft plastics, making them the first retailers to support the initiative.
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SECOS Group support Australia’s plastic waste revolution
SECOS Group has been successful in a joint industry-university bid to secure $40m in funds over a ten year period, from the Federal Government to establish the Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) aimed at Solving Plastic Waste.
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11bn drink containers recycled through Return and Earn
Organic spirits brand The Antipodes Gin Co gains sustainability certification
The Antipodes Gin Co. is Australia’s first certified organic spirits company and have launched a crowdfunding campaign for brand advocates to invest in the sustainable spirit as good on the palate and good on the planet.
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APCO and Simply Cups launch new ARL logo
Australians will now have access to recycling instructions on qualifying paper cups thanks to a recent partnership between the APCO’s Australasian Recycling Label (ARL) program and Simply Cups.
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Imaging technology unveils future of precision agriculture
The global market for imaging technology for precision agriculture held a market value of US$ 955.4m for the base year 2022. The market size is estimated to increase to the market value of US$ 1,042.3m in 2023 and is estimated to reach US$ 2,889.3m by 2033, growing at a CAGR of 10.7 per cent as published by Persistence Market Research.
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Cadbury Australia plans to halve virgin plastic
Australia’s food and beverage brand Cadbury has signed a deal with global packaging leader Amcor, to source 1000 tonnes of post-consumer recycled plastic to wrap its core Cadbury chocolate range, accelerating the company’s ambitions to reduce its virgin plastic needs.
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Gippsland Dairy yogurt now made with 44 per cent less plastic
Chobani Australia, the company behind the stirred yogurts, Gippsland Dairy, has released new sustainability focussed packaging for its Gippsland Dairy 160gram products reducing the plastic per unit by almost half.
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PepsiCo launch the APAC Greenhouse Accelerator
PepsiCo today announced the launch of the second Greenhouse Accelerator program in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region.
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Allen’s to remove 58 tonnes of plastic packaging with new look
A major change to the packaging of Australian lolly brand Allen’s is on the way with a brand-new look, while reducing the plastic it uses in the process.
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Detpak & Subway serving sustainability on a platter
An innovative partnership between Detpak and Subway will remove 26 garbage trucks full of plastic from the environment each year through the design of a new fibre-based catering platter.
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Return and Earn celebrates six years of success
NSW’s recycling scheme, Return and Earn, is celebrating six years of success in which it has seen 8 out of 10 NSW adults participate and over 10.4 billion drink containers returned for recycling through its statewide return point network.
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Bacardi gifting celebrates sustainability landmark
Family-owned Bacardi has announced that it is not only cutting single-use plastic from its gift packs, it will also now reduce the number of cardboard gift boxes for some of its iconic brands.
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BonCulina introduces more sustainable packaging solutions
BonCulina introduces more environmentally friendly packaging solutions at it’s Colchester production unit across its plated and multi-portion ranges and retires old product names following a boost in sustainability performance and upgraded product quality.
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MyEcoBag aims to tackle the world’s plastic bag problem
Every second, 160,000 plastic bags are used globally and if tied together, would wrap around the world seven times every hour but one Australian company is helping to solve the world’s conventional plastic bag problem, having produced 500 million compostable bags since 2018.
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Detmold Group invests in solar to cut emissions
The Detmold Group is increasing its environmental sustainability focus, with the first of its multiple facilities flicking the switch to solar energy.
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End Food Waste Australia: Uniting forces aim to halve food waste
The Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre (FFWCRC) and Stop Food Waste Australia (SFWA) proudly unveil their new unified brand: End Food Waste Australia.
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Planet Ark’s call to reduce food waste
Planet Ark is encouraging Australian households to save themselves money and improve their environmental footprint this National Recycling Week by reducing food waste to landfill.
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Australian Vintage achieves Sustainable Winegrowing Australia certification
Australian Vintage announced certification of 100 per cent of its owned and operated vineyards by Sustainable Winegrowing Australia.
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